Amy Klobuchar

Amy Klobuchar was the first elected female U.S. senator from Minnesota. Before becoming a senator, Klobuchar, a DFLer, served as a legal adviser to former Vice President Walter Mondale, as Hennepin County Attorney and as a partner at Dorsey & Whitney in Minneapolis.

key info

Birthplace:

Plymouth, Minn.

Age:

54

Party Affiliation:

DFL

Current Office:

Senator

Current Term:

2013-2019

Family:

Husband, John Bessler; daughter, Abigail

School:

Yale University, University of Chicago

Awards:

Magna cum laude graduate in of Yale, 1982; associate editor of "University of Chicago Law Review"; "Attorney of the Year," 2001.

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